diff --git a/config/zsh/aliases.zsh b/config/zsh/aliases.zsh
index 5eba05a..5a6cd16 100644
--- a/config/zsh/aliases.zsh
+++ b/config/zsh/aliases.zsh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ elif [ $(command -v vim) ] ; then
 else
   export EDITOR=vi
 fi
-if [ $(command -v zed) ]; then
+if [ $(command -v zed) ] && [ $(id -u) -ne 0 ]; then
     export EDITOR="zed -w"
     alias vim=zed
 fi